Well-known lawyer to talk about Fayette County’s history at meeting
Paul Krieger, a Texas lawyer who grew up in Uniontown, will present a tour of Italy slide show at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, during the annual fall picnic for the Col. Andrew Lynn Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The picnic will be held at Mount Washington Presbyterian Church in Farmington. Those attending need to bring a lawn chair and a dish to pass.
Krieger will also present a talk on the history of Fayette County at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, when the Fayette County Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting at the Menallen Grange Hall on New Salem Road. The public is welcome, and refreshments will be served.
Krieger, a Texas lawyer who grew up in Uniontown, graduated from Uniontown Senior High School in 1960.
He attended the University of Pittsburgh where he played varsity basketball and was awarded a bachelor of science degree in mining engineering in 1964.
He attended graduate school in engineering at Penn State for a year before enrolling in law school at the University of Maryland. He received a bachelor’s of law degree from the University of Maryland in 1968 and a master’s of law degree from George Washington University in 1971.
Krieger’s great-grandfather, Thomas Baird Graham, lived for many years in the old family house on Route 40 West in Menallen Township.
Throughout his career, Krieger has specialized as an intellectual property lawyer. He has practiced in law firms in New York City, Washington D.C. and Houston, Texas.
He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Houston School of Law where he has taught trademark and trade secret law courses for the past 15 years.
Krieger has lectured on American Intellectual Property Law throughout the United States and in many other countries. He has traveled to the People’s Republic of China and has taught groups of lawyers at the Beijing Technical University.
For more information about the DAR picnic, call Martha Ralph at 724-438-3172 or Ann Vallozzi at 724-438-4473. For more information about the Fayette County Historical Society meeting, call Connie Kikta at 724-439-2801 or Ann Vallozzi at 724-438-4473.